A Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this week shows two-third of the state's residents say no — and many think it could take up to five years before that happens.

"What's striking is how many New Jerseyans are still less than optimistic about Sandy recovery," poll director David Redlawsk said. "A year ago, 78 percent thought New Jersey was not fully back, a reasonable finding just six months after Sandy. But the number has been stuck since November, suggesting a long-term sense that putting things back together is a rough task."

Many residents have complained repeatedly that they are still not back in their homes and that Gov. Chris Christie's administration has been slow to distribute disaster aid — something the governor blames on red tape from the federal government.

Still, at a town hall in Brick on Wednesday, Christie said the pace of aid disbursement has picked up. He announced that 18,200 of the 18,500 residents who applied for $10,000 resettlement grants have received them. The grants are awarded to storm victims who agree to remain where they lived for at least three years.

"We've got work to do — I recognize that," Christie said. "But we are a heck of a lot better off now than we were 12 to 18 months ago."

Then, during a visit to Seaside Heights on Friday, the governor touted that all 33 of the state's boardwalks will be reopened by this summer.

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